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Police force launches rapid response unit to deal with violent incidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA’S Policia Local has created a specialist unit called ERIS (Esquadra Rapida d’Intervencio i Suport) to deal with violent incidents that need an immediate response. The new rapid response unit will consist

10 Apr, 2024 @ 05:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

More than HALF of people in Spain perform no exercise, new study finds

OVER half of people in Spain don’t do any kind of sport or physical exercise, according to a CIS survey published on Tuesday. The study showed that 52% of those surveyed didn’t

9 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Ukrainian refugees bound and gagged in Benidorm house robbery on Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm population reaches a record high: Real figure may be much higher as many foreign residents fail to re-register

BENIDORM has logged its biggest registered population with 74,588 residents- surpassing its previous best in 2013. It is now within touching distance of reaching the 75,000 mark which would give it ‘big

9 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Frenchman, 35, who ‘stole €450,000 worth of windsurfing equipment’ from the Mar Menor in Spain is arrested

A THIEF took €450,000 of windsurfing gear from a European championship event on the Mar Menor and drove his haul to an Alicante province warehouse, over 100 kilometres away. The French national,

9 Apr, 2024 @ 14:43

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Other News

Passport control overhaul begins in Spain: Airport in holiday hotspot makes way for the EU’s upcoming Entry/Exit System

MURCIA’S Corvera Airport will have a fully-automated passport control area completed by May 1. The upcoming EES system logs people entering and leaving Spain including UK travellers that do not have Spanish

9 Apr, 2024 @ 13:40

Lead·Murcia

WATCH: Youths laugh and joke as they launch rocks at cars on a busy road in Spain

A GROUP of young Spaniards have filmed themselves throwing rocks at passing vehicles on a motorway, later posting the footage of their incredibly dangerous and reckless actions on social media. In the

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Scorchio: Blast of hot African air will bring ‘exceptionally high’ temperatures to Spain this weekend, warn weather experts

THE ROLLERCOASTER that is the Spanish weather so far this year will take another turn this weekend, as ‘exceptionally high temperatures’ are set to hit the peninsula, with the hot weather arriving

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:25

Lead·Other News·Weather

US tourist death latest: Husband will be investigated for ‘gender violence’ after wife died ‘during or after sex’ in a tourist flat in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE in Malaga will be investigating the death of a US tourist last week as a gender violence crime, despite original reports that the 43-year-old woman had died during a ‘risky sexual

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang

TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a house in the Murcia region to act

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Ending the golden visa in Spain is a ‘big blow’ to British and US buyers, say property experts – as political leaders brand it ‘senseless’ and ‘anti-business’

THE ending of the golden visa scheme in Spain has been met with a wave of criticism, particularly in high-value areas like the Costa del Sol. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced yesterday

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:20

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Property

WATCH: MotoGP driver Aleix Espargaro shows off €20,000-a-day villa in Ibiza complete with private chef and massage therapists

WHILE many an Easter vacation was ruined in Spain this year thanks to widespread rain showers, there were some who still managed to have a pretty good time. Take Spanish MotoGP star

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:41

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead·Sport

Spain and the UK ‘are days away’ from signing a post-Brexit Gibraltar deal as negotiations enter ‘sensitive phase’, claim sources

THE UK and Spain are on the verge of signing a post-Brexit agreement over the future of Gibraltar, according to sources close to the negotiations. An article published by The Times of

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:21

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Islamic terrorists threaten to attack the Champions League quarter finals in Spain

SPAIN’S Champions League quarter finals are under threat after Islamic terrorists hint at an attack. READ MORE: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain – as country marks 20th anniversary of its

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Shrinking rental stock in Spain is blamed on ‘destructive’ new housing law as landords opt for tourist lets – sparking a tourism backlash on the Canary Islands and elsewhere

RISING rental pressures have been blamed on Spain’s new Housing Law 2023, which has seen landlords choose to take their properties off the market. This is according to a new report from

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Property

Catalan president says an independence referendum is ‘inevitable’ during speech in Spanish parliament

CATALAN President Pere Aragones warned his political rivals that a new independence referendum was ‘inevitable’ during a speech in Spain’s parliament on Monday. Addressing the Spanish senate for the first time in

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:52

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

This resort in northern Spain is the perfect alternative to overcrowded Ibiza – according to the Sun

THE Sun has named this resort in northern Spain the perfect alternative to overcrowded Ibiza. The ‘overlooked, cheaper and less crowded alternative’ was highlighted by the British newspaper as a quiet alternative

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:10

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel: Galicia

Day one of Gibraltar’s corruption inquiry into the retirement of police chief Ian McGrail: Search warrant against high-ranking legal figure under the spotlight

THE first day of the McGrail hearings were dominated by the circumstances surrounding the issuing of a search warrant against a key Gibraltar legal figure. Former Police Commissioner Ian McGrail was in

8 Apr, 2024 @ 17:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Ryanair loses Supreme Court battle in Spain after cutting staff’s wages during the Covid pandemic

BUDGET airline Ryanair has been told by Spain’s Supreme Court that staff pay cuts and working condition changes imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2020 were unlawful. The judges threw out

8 Apr, 2024 @ 16:26

Galicia·Lead·National News·Other News

Anti-smoking association in Spain calls for ban on tobacco sales in bars, restaurants and petrol stations

Crackdown on smoking and vaping in Spain: These are the new measures being taken by the government

SPAIN has started the process to introduce its new anti-smoking plan by announcing a public consultation on Monday over instigating plain cigarette packets and banning vape flavourings. The 2024-2027 plan was agreed

8 Apr, 2024 @ 16:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Black Eyed Peas to perform in Malaga for the first time this summer

SIX-TIME Grammy winners, the Black Eyed Peas, will be making their Malaga debut on July 21 in a concert during this year’s Selvatic Malaga Fest season. The hip-hop group featuring will.i.am are

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:33

Andalucia·Canary Islands·Castellon·Costa del Sol·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Valencian Community

Young people recycle the LEAST in Spain: Just 5% of 18-24 year olds separate their rubbish, study finds

YOUNGER Spaniards recycle far less than older people, despite being the most environmentally-conscious population age group for issues like climate change. The surprising conclusion comes in a survey carried out for Cadena

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Eating olive oil daily could help prevent these five serious health issues – according to scientists in Spain

SCIENTISTS in Spain have revealed eating olive oil daily could help to prevent these five serious health issues. READ MORE: Does putting olive oil in the fridge reveal its quality? All you

8 Apr, 2024 @ 15:04

Health·Lead·Other News

Number of new mortgages plummet in Spain: Bank loans fell by 30% year-on-year in September

Pros and cons of buying a bank repossession property in Spain, according to Idealista – as new listings hit the market from as little as €2,300

BUYING a bank repossessed property in Spain is seen as a cheap way to get a home or just getting one for investment purposes. Bank repos are almost inevitably down to the

8 Apr, 2024 @ 14:45

Lead·Other News·Property

Harry Potter store opens on Spain’s Costa del Sol: All you need to know

MAGIC lands in Malaga as a Harry Potter store opens in the city centre. Potterheads rejoice! Now you can have all the magic of the wizarding world and the sun of the

8 Apr, 2024 @ 14:25

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: The hottest locations for foreign property buyers in Spain – as Brits continue to dominate

BRITS are continuing to dominate the Spanish property market and THESE are the hottest locations for foreign buyers. READ MORE: Spain to end golden visas that grant residency to foreigners who buy

8 Apr, 2024 @ 13:58

Lead·Other News·Property

Storm Pierrick lands in Spain: Eight regions are on alert for rain, snow, strong winds and rough seas

EIGHT regions across Spain are on alert for rain, snow, strong winds and rough seas as Storm Pierrick sets in. Just as you thought Spain was set for sunny skies all spring,

8 Apr, 2024 @ 11:51

Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Lead

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